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Name | Locale | Remarks | Date |
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William J. Clinton | Gaza, Bethlehem, Erez | Addressed Palestine National Council; attended a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat at Erez. | December 14–15, 1998 |
George W. Bush | Ramallah, Bethlehem | Met with President Abbas and visited the Church of the Nativity. | January 10, 2008 |
Barack Obama | Ramallah, Al-Bireh, Bethlehem | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | March 21–22, 2013 |
Donald J. Trump | Bethlehem | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | May 23, 2017 |